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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 10 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Moto G9 Play has a general score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S III's general score of 74.8. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Moto G9 Play has 10 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version, so it gives some extra features and performance improvements. Moto G9 Play's construction is notably newer, but much heavier and a little bit thicker than Galaxy S III.
Moto G9 Play counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. Galaxy S III features a brighter screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1280 x 720px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel density.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S III, because it has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. The Motorola Moto G9 Play features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a 138% more battery capacity.
The Moto G9 Play captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Moto G9 Play also has a much larger sensor which provides a way higher photo and video quality, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates, a way better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lot larger diafragm aperture.
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